Wow! Great monstrance!
Posted on 12/31/2014 4:33:50 PM PST by NYer
Happy New Year and Vocations, ping!
Parents today only seem to think about Grandchildren.
So he gave it to a church, they put it in storage for 20 years, and have now installed it in the basement? Perhaps he should have shopped it around to find someone who really wanted it.
I wonder where it came from originally?
If this fisherman reeled in another one of these gizmos, would that be a remonstrance?
No, remonstrance is delivering grievances.
And how did it get to the bottom of the lake?
Beautiful monstrance!
The Loch Ness Monstrance?
That’s beautiful.
However, it would be sitting on my fireplace mantle if I had found it.
“How did it get to the bottom of the lake?”
Lack of buoyancy.
All manner of treasure was unceremoniously dumped in the “spirit of Vatican 2”.
And there's the problem! Moral relativism and secularism have reduced our society down to co-habiting partners who may or may not choose to have a child. In the past, vocations grew out of large families where there were many children and parents often encouraged them to pursue religious life.
Shrinking families, combined with a desire to ensure a family name is carried to future generations, has significantly contributed to the shortage in vocations. In France, the problem has become serious with only a handful of priests to replace those retiring.
You just “lose” such a beautiful RC Church item.
I wonder if it was a “GI bring back” from WWII.
The Bringbacker then got cold feet and dumped it.
“All manner of treasure was unceremoniously dumped in the “spirit of Vatican 2”.”
This monstrance probably was “dumped” many decades ago - long before Vatican II. Otherwise someone in the area would still be around who recognizes it. No one does.
veetu was 50 years ago, well within the time frame you cite.
The cathedral in my diocese chopped up the high altar and put it out as rubbish after the council.
In another diocese it was chopped and used as parking separators.
“veetu was 50 years ago, well within the time frame you cite.”
No. It was found in 1994. Thus, it was not 50 years ago. It would have been only 30 years since Vatican II and NO ONE RECOGNIZED IT.
“The cathedral in my diocese chopped up the high altar and put it out as rubbish after the council.”
Well, that’s sad but it proves my point. You know what happened to your parish altar. Someone in 1994 would know what happened to this monstrance too - if it were disposed of only 30 years before.
“In another diocese it was chopped and used as parking separators.”
Again, that’s sad but all you’re doing is proving my point - you KNOW exactly what happened to that altar. Someone would know exactly what happened to this monstrance.
God bless you!
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